Release date and new tracks announced for Dance Central 3

Time to fire up the Kinect again. Dance Central 3 hits the dance floor on October 16th 2012 in the US, Canada and Latin America and October 19th in Europe, Asia, Australia and Japan! Dance Central 3 features more than 40 tracks on disk including new tracks introduced today

The newly announced tracks are

2NE1 – “I Am The Best (Original Version)”

Alice Deejay – “Better Off Alone”

Backstreet Boys – “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”

J.J. Fad – “Supersonic”

Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins – “Get Low”

LMFAO – “Sexy And I Know It”

Los Del Rio – “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”

Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger”

Vanilla Ice – “Ice Ice Baby”

Vicki Sue Robinson – “Turn The Beat Around”

Village People – “Y.M.C.A.”

The game also features a brand new story mode that has players going through time learning classic dance moves with their favorite crews and characters.

Speaking of characters and crews, Harmonix has also announced that the popular Dance Central crew of Taye and Lil' T will make their return.

Finally Harmonix has released the latest developers blog for the game. Check it out below!

Cambridge, MA – July 23rd , 2012– Get your living rooms ready for the hottest dance party of 2012! Harmonix is excited to announce that the latest installment in its best-selling dance franchise on Kinect® for Xbox 360®, Dance Central™ 3, will be available in stores on October 16th in U.S., Canada and Latin America, and October 19th in Europe, Asia, Australia and Japan!

Dance Central 3 will feature a fun and exciting story mode that has players traveling back through time to learn classic dance moves from past decades alongside their favorite crews and characters from the series. Today, Harmonix revealed that Flash4ward, a fan-favorite crew made up of Taye and Lil’ T, will make their return in Dance Central 3, repping the fly look of the 1990s in a killer house party venue! Stay tuned for reveals of both new and familiar faces in some surprising venues in the coming months.

The winner of two “Best of E3 2012” Game Critics Awards – “Best Social/Casual Game” and “Best Motion Simulation Game” – Dance Central 3 pushes the franchise into new territories, with innovative new features and the hottest tracks from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s, and today! The beat keeps rocking with an innovative new party mode for up to eight players, the ability to import your songs from previous Dance Central titles, and more*! The best full-body dance experience and highest rated overall franchise on Kinect for Xbox 360 is better in every way with Dance Central 3!

For additional information on Dance Central 3, as well as new art and video assets, including new in-game images of Flash4ward, please visit http://www.dancecentral.com/press.

About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more information please visit www.harmonixmusic.com.